BYD Disrupts EV Market With Free 'God's Eye' Driver-Assistance, Tesla Feels the Heat

GuruFocus.com
12 Feb

BYD Company (BYDDF, BYDDY) shook up the electric vehicle (EV) sector on Tuesday, unveiling its God's Eye driver-assistance system, which will now come standard on most models at no extra cost.

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At a Monday event in Shenzhen, BYD announced that vehicles priced from 100,000 yuan ($13,700)including the affordable Seagull hatchbackwill feature the system. The God's Eye platform offers three tiers:

  • God's Eye A (DiPilot 600): High-end version with three LiDAR sensors, exclusive to luxury Yangwang vehicles.
  • God's Eye B (DiPilot 300): Mid-tier version with one LiDAR unit, for Denza and flagship BYD models.
  • God's Eye C (DiPilot 100): Entry-level variant with 12 cameras and 12 ultrasonic sensors, for more affordable models.

Founder Wang Chuanfu emphasized that autonomous driving is becoming accessible to all, intensifying competition for Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), NIO (NYSE:NIO), Li Auto (NASDAQ:LI), and XPeng (NYSE:XPEV) in China.

While BYD shares hit a record high in Hong Kong, the stock traded lower in the U.S. on Tuesday, impacted by ongoing tariff and trade war concerns.

This article first appeared on GuruFocus.

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